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WASHING MACHINE. No. 394,646. Patented Deo. 18, 1888.

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A WASHING MACHINE.

No. 394,646. Patented Dec. 18, 188.8.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

CHARLES IIAMB'IONS, OF SHELDO, ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,646, dated December 18, 1888.

Application tiled March 23, 1888. Serial No. 268,257. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HAMMONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sheldon,in t-he county of Iroquois, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vasl1ing Machines, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to that class of washing-machines known as rocking and swinging," and the objects and advantages of the same will be hereinafter described, and the novel features be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring' to the drawing's, Figure l is a substantially central longitudinally vertical section of a washing-machine constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan ot' the same, the cover being' removed. Fi 23 is a detail in plan of the cover. Fig. 4t is a detail in section, partly broken away, on the line .r of Fig. 2. VFig'. 5 is a detail in perspective of one ot' the rubbers comprised in the walls of the swinging box or frame, and Fig. G is a side elevation of the swinging boX or frame.

Like numerals indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

l represents the outer casing of the n1achine, which is supported upon suitable legs, L. The ends of t-he casing are formed wit-h an angle, 3,0ppositely located with relation to each other, at which points are mounted bearing pulleys or rollers i.

5 represents a removable cover, which is formed with a central longitudinal slot, (i, and with opposite longitudinal side slots, 7, near the end ot' the machine, which register with similar slots formed in the outer casing. The outer casing is provided with a. suitable flange, 8, for the attachment ot' ordinary wringingrolls, and may have other accessories, such as diate its perforations with transverse corrugated rubbing-strips 16. At the center of the two end walls, 10, is mounted a curved track, 17, which rides over the small rollers 4, mounted at the angle of the ends of the outer casing. The end walls are formed with side pieces, 18, one pair of which are elongated and extend up through the openings 7, formed in the cover and top of the casing, and are connected by a tie-bar, thus forming an operating handle or lever. Each of these side bars is provided for a portion of its length in the one instance, and for its entire length in the other instance, with a longitudinal groove, 20. iithin these longitudinal grooves, and

'arranged one upon the other, are a series of transversely-corrugated rubbing sections or strips, 21, which form the two opposite sides of the frame 9. The bottom l1 is provided with perforations and corrugated strips 1li, similar to those forming the end walls of the frame 9.

22 represents the cover-section of the frame E), and it consists of a plain top portion, depending' from which are a series of longitudinally and transversely arranged strips, 23. The cover is hung in position at any desired height with relation to the bottom ll of the frame 9 by means ot' a vertical suspension-rod, 2J., which passes through a perforated boss provided with a set-nut,said boss being formed upon a rod or bar, 25, mounted in yokes 2G, provided with anti-friction rollers 27, which yokes are mounted upon the removable cover 5 of the outer casing, the suspension-rod passing through and working in the longitudinal slot l, formed in said cover The swinging frame 9 is maintained in position upon the track by means ot' rollers 2H, mounted on angular arms 29, made adjustable in clips Zit), secured to the outer casing and provided with set-nuts, which rollers rest upon the upper edge of a connecting-piece, S2, pivotally connected to the side pieces, 1H, by means ot' metal straps 3S.

'lhe operation of my invention is as follows: A sutlicient quantity of water is passed into the casing l, after which the clothes to be wash ed are thrown into the rocking and swinging frame .l. rlhe cover 5 is then placed in position and the frame-cover 22 lowered, so as to rest lightly upon the clothes. Now,

by oscillating the handles 19, the frame 9 is rocked or swung back and forth within the casing, in which motion the curved tracks 17 ride back and forth over the rollers 4 and the rollers 13 back and forth over the track. 14. By reason of the hinged and loosely-working ends, sides, and bottom, the frame 9 assumes in its movement the position shown in Fig. 1 and the reverse. As the frame swings back and forth, the water is forced first through one side and then through the other thereof, and the sections 21, working independent of each other, slide back and forth one upon the other, and in connection with their corrugations and the corrugations of the top,bottom, and end walls serve to impart sufficient rubbing to the clothes to remove the dirt, which is forced out under pressure by the water being forced in and out of the frame. As the frame moves from side to side, carrying with it the bottom, the top is moved in an opposite direction, the bar 25 thereof sliding upon the rollers 27. This is also true with .regard to the side sections, 21, for as the upper sections are moving one way the lower sections are moving in an opposite direction, and each section is moving at a different speed to the other sections, as it is farther away from the pivotal point of operation.

I-Iaving described my invention and its operation, what I claim is- 1. In a washing-machine of the class described, and in combination with the outer casing thereof, an inner swinging frame comprising av bottom, end walls pivotally connected therewith, and opposite side walls formed of independent strips, substantiallyas specified.

2. In a washing-machine of the class described, and in combination with the outer casing thereof, an inner swinging` frame comprising a bottom, end walls pivotally connected therewith, and opposite side walls formed of independent strips, said bottom, end, and side walls being perforated and provided with rul'ibing-surfaccs, substantially as specified.

3. In a washing-machine of the class described, and in combination with the outer .casing thereof, an inner swinging frame comprising a bottom, end walls pivotally connected therewith, and opposite side walls formed of independent strips, the ends of which terminate and ride in grooves formed in the sides of the end walls, substantially as specified.

4. In awashing-machine of the class described, the combination, with an inner frame consisting of a bottom, pivoted end walls, and side walls formed of independent strips terminating in grooves formed in the end walls and adapted to ride therein, of an outer casing adapted to support said frame at opposite sides and midway its end walls, substantially as specified.

5. In a washing-machine of the class described, the combination, with an inner frame consisting of a bottom, pivoted end walls, and side walls formed of independent strips terouter casing having inwardly-disposed angular end walls providedwith rollers adapted to come in contact with curved tracks formed on the end walls of the frame, substantially as specified.

7. In a washing-machine of the class described, an outer casing having in wardly-disl posed opposite end walls provided with rollers at .their an gle s, an d h avin its bottom provided with longitudinal tracks, in combination with an inner frame mounted in said casing, and consisting of a bottom having hinged end walls provided with curved tracks adapted to come in contact with the rollers on the casing,

and provided with rollers on its bottom designed to run upon the longitudinal tracks, substantially as speciiied.

8. In a washing-machine of the class described, the combination, with an inner swinging frame and anl outer casing for the same, of an adjustable independent cover for the inner frame, substantially as specified.

9. The combination, with the casing 1, having the opposite openings, 7, and its cover having similar openings and longitudinally slotted, as at G, and having the clips 26 and rollers 27, of the inner frame, 9, having the independent cover 22, mounted upon the adjustable rod' 24, depending from the shaft 25, mounted in said clips and rollers, substantially as specified.

10. The inner frame, i), consisting of the end walls, 10, the uprights or posts of one of which are extended to form handle 1S, the pivotally-connected bottom 1l, and the independent side pieces, 22, mounted in grooves formed in the end walls, substantially as specified.

11.. The inner frame, i), consisting of the end walls, 10, connected, as at 12, to the bottom 11, the independent side strips, 22, terminating in grooves 20, formed in the end walls, and the side connecting-pieces, 32, having the pivoted end straps, 33, substantially as specified.

12. The inner frame, 9, having the pivotal side connecting-strips, 32, in combination with the outer casing having the bent arms 2S), carrying rollers 28, bearing upon said strips and mounted in clips 30, having set-nuts bearing on said rods, substantially as specified. l

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ITAMMONS.

Vitnesses:

Guo. S. HUMMER, ORREN G. NosKER.

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